Berry gets Harley's Harley into top gear

Aboard Harley's Harley for the first time, Fran Berry got a great tune out of the Cockney Rebel filly to land the TipperaryRaces.com Handicap for trainer Arthur Moore.

After failing to deliver when at the head of the market at Leopardstown last time, it looked like it would be more of the same for the 4/1 joint favourite here.

However with Berry switching his stick and grabbing a fresh hold of his mount more than once, she responded for those urgings down the outer, getting up close home to prevail by half a length from Diamond Daze

Moore said: "Her dam is a half-sister to the dam of Kingston Hill so it was a bit of a boost for the pedigree to win again.

"Last year was a right off – everything went wrong. She had all sorts of niggly problems – nothing went right.

"Thankfully she's back in good form and she looks like she'll get a mile which will open a few more doors."

J.F. Levins, trainer of Dashwood (GB), reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his charge made a coarse respiratory noise in the straight and commented that the gelding ran without a tongue strap which had been previously used when successful. He further reported that he would expect his charge to improve from today's run.

(TW & EM)